Evidently, Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas saw enough of forward Nic Petan in five games to be convinced to get the centre under contract beyond 2018-19. The Leafs on Thursday announced they have signed Petan, acquired from the Winnipeg Jets on Feb. 25 for Par Lindholm, to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $775,000 US. Petan, who turns 24 on Friday, would have been a restricted free agent this summer. Petan has one goal for the Leafs, averaging eight minutes 42 seconds in his five games, and has been at centre on the fourth line in the past two games as Frederik Gauthier deals with a foot injury. “He is a player who fits the way we want to play,” Dubas said of Petan when the Leafs got the player at the NHL trade deadline.

Source: National Post March 21, 2019 18:22 UTC